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Step 12 of 13 in Advanced Bluegrass Jam Standards (3)

8 earlier steps

  1. 9 Blackberry Blossom- Advanced
  2. 10 No Power In The Water
  3. 11 Arkansas Traveler- Advanced
  4. 12 Salt Creek — you are here
  5. 13 Red Haired Boy Up next
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This is one of the most common instrumentals you'll hear played, and one of the most recorded of all time. This version gives you a basic handle on melody, while spicing it up enough to separate you from the pack. Come on in...the water's fine!

Blues Key of A Triplets

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  1. Gary Feldman ·

    My fingers know it but my brain doesn't yet — I can't play it without the tab in front of me. How do you all commit these to memory?

  2. Deb Carrigan ·

    Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.

  3. Katie Clark Support ·

    You're not behind. Two weeks on a lesson like this is normal and healthy.

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